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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2020

Rehabilitation of an irradiated marginal mandibulectomy patient using immediately loaded basal implant-supported fixed prostheses and hyperbaric oxygen therapy: A 2-year follow-up.

Fadia Awadalkreem, Nadia Khalifa, Abdelnasir G Ahmad, Ahmed Mohamed Suliman, Motaz Osman

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Fadia AwadalkreemAssistant Professor, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Prosthodontics Division, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Electronic address: fadiadent@hotmail.com.
Nadia KhalifaAssistant Professor, Chair of the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, University of Sharjah/Faculty of Dental Medicine, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Electronic address: nadiakhalifa23@hotmail.com.
Abdelnasir G AhmadAssociate Professor, International University of Africa, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Khartoum, Sudan. Electronic address: nasirjuba@yahoo.com.
Ahmed Mohamed SulimanProfessor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan. Electronic address: newsulaiman@yahoo.com.
Motaz OsmanConsultant, Implant Department, Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital, Federal Ministry of Heath, Khartoum, Sudan. Electronic address: motazdent@hotmail.com.
University of Khartoum · SDFederal Ministry of Health · SDInternational University of Africa · SDUniversity of Sharjah · AE

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Abstract

introductionThe prosthetic rehabilitation of mandibular defects owing to tumor resection is challenging, especially when the patient has undergone subsequent radiotherapy. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 46-year old male presented with a marginal mandibular resection. Following surgery, the patient received adjunctive radiation therapy with a total dose of 70 grays. On clinical examination, the patient presented with severely resorbed edentulous jaws, with an anterior marginal mandibular resection and an obliterated vestibular sulcus. The panoramic radiograph showed a hypocellularity of the maxillary and mandibular bones. A multidisciplinary team was formed, and a treatment plan was formulated which involved the construction of a vestibuloplast stent, and the application of 20 hyperbaric oxygen sessions before implant treatment and 10 more sessions after implant insertion. A total of 16 basal cortical screw implants were inserted to support the fixed prostheses, and a vestibuloplasty was performed to improve esthetics. No complications were observed, and at the 2-year follow-up, the patient presented with excellent peri-implant soft tissue health; increased bone-implant contact; and stable, well-functioning prostheses. DISCUSSION: The construction of a stable, retentive, well-supported removable prosthesis may be complicated in cases of comprehensive mandibular resection. Basal implants can eliminate the need for bone grafting, and reduce the treatment period required for providing a fixed prosthesis.

conclusionTo our knowledge this is the first evidence reporting the use of fixed basal implant-supported prostheses in irradiated bone, in conjunction with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. A treatment modality that significantly improves the peri-implant tissue health, and ensures an excellent implant-bone contact.

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Basal implant-supported prosthesesHyperbaric OxygenImmediately loaded fixed prosthesesMandibular resection

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